Thursday, 22 November 2007

Pura Luhur UluwatuThe spectacularly located Pura Luhur Uluwatu, on the westernmost tip of the rocky Bukit Peninsula, is one of the sad kahyangan, or `six great sanctuarThe Nirartha Legacy in BaliThe promulgation of Hindu and Buddhist doctrines in Bali is attributed to a number of key historical figures typically Brahman priests from Java and tThe Majapahit Past in BaliThe temple of Bali are the legacy, in part, of an architectural tradition that dates back to the last great empire of Indonesia`s Hindu Buddhist past,Sacred Bathing Places in BaliWater has a special place in Balinese life, not only because of the vital role it plays bin irrigating the island`s rice fields, but also because of iCave Temples and Rock-cut Sanctuaries in BaliThe practice of carving temple out of solid rock has an ancient history in India dating back to the time of the great Mauryan emperor Ashoka (c.270-23Sacred Rice and Subak Temples in BaliRice and its cultivation are central to the Balinese way of life. In Balinese eyes, rice is a gift from the gods-it was created by the Hindu deity VisDeath and the Afterlife in Bali Added on 06 September 2007Death in Bali is considered to be both ritually polluting and contaminating. These perceptions are reflected in the location of the pura dalem -theVillage Temples Added on 06 September 2007Balinese society is complex and multifarious, being divided by social hierarchies based on caste, occupation and descent. In the not so distant pasA Typology of Temples Added on 06 September 2007A conservative estimate reckons that there are some 20,000 temples in Bali. Most of the time they are deserted, watched over by a lay priest, or pe